When Germany won the World Cup eight years ago, Messi was playing against them at the Maracana Stadium in Brazil. He saw how happy they were when they won the trophy.
He did everything in his power to obtain the prize. He put on his usual great display, but he was scoreless. Gonzalo Higuain wasted multiple opportunities that Messi set up, giving the impression that he was out to let his nation down.
In the quarterfinal round of the 2018 tournament, France completely destroyed Albiceleste.
They reconnect this year. the conclusion. for the biggest football award.
On Sunday, as Messi leads Argentina onto the field, he will run into a well-known opponent. Kylian Mbappe, a teammate at Paris Saint-Germain.
In the semifinal match between France and Morocco, Mbappe was once again the decisive factor.
There will be a silent battle for the golden boot and golden ball because both players have five goals to their credit.
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A renowned football pundit and podcaster named Clinton McDubus tells the Daily Post that there is “definitely a Mbappé-Messi link.”
“With a second World Cup, Mbappé will fall one triumph short of matching Pelé’s three victories at age 23.
If he maintains a certain level over the course of the next ten years, he will become an all-time great and may even surpass both Messi and Pelé in terms of career accomplishments. And we are already aware of Messi’s situation.
In addition, they are both vying for the Golden Boot, Golden Ball, and Ballon d’Or. It’s a straight shootout between two competitors who may win the entire season as teammates as well as compete for everything.
The only game that will separate them for all conceivable awards is this one. A veteran performing his final dance against a young man with so much to do
“Whoever wins gets everything.” It’s exactly what fans of Messi and Ronaldo expected to happen in the Champions League and World Cup championship games. where the winner determined the outcome occurred in 2009, but never with Messi at Barcelona and Ronaldo at Real Madrid.”This is the closest representation of that scenario that we will see for a while,” he continued.
McDubus also believes Messi will be dubbed the “Greatest of All Time” (GOAT) if Argentina wins the World Cup.
“I think winning implies that Messi finally checks all the boxes for many people, making it difficult to argue against him.”
“There would be no defence for not considering him the GOAT.”
Pelé did, however, win three World Cups (which is impossible to match). It appears that if Messi wins, there will only be a dispute between him and Pelé because Maradona will no longer have any advantage over him. The discussion will then turn to preferences. He said that Pelé and Maradona both accomplished exploits that might never be matched or surpassed.
